Owen Hargreaves has praised Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch for seizing his opportunity under Arne Slot, but emphasized that the Reds may struggle to secure the Premier League or Champions League titles without a specialized defensive midfielder. Liverpool has had an impressive start to the season, currently topping the Premier League with 15 points from their…
With the playoff fields in both leagues nearly set, our focus at FanGraphs is now on how teams are setting up for October. While Jay Jaffe has been highlighting the best players at each position among the contenders and the worst, and Dan Szymborski has delved into playoff lineup construction, I am taking a different…
Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports The Dodgers’ defeat of the Padres on Wednesday night did a lot to clear up the last suspenseful division race by restoring their NL West lead to three games, reducing their magic number to two, and cutting the San Diego’s odds of winning the division to 3%. The bigger story, however…
Two-time English champion Paul Merson has said Arsenal has an abundance of “togetherness” — a factor essential to winning the Premier League title. He also predicted a three-way title fight this season, backing Liverpool to keep Arsenal and Manchester City on their toes. Manchester City and Arsenal Play Out an Enthralling Game Premier League challengers…
8 Four Premier League clubs have reportedly joined the race for Atalanta star and Manchester United midfield target Ederson. Ederson was linked to United in the summer and was tipped as a potential replacement for the declining Casemiro. It was stated by Italian media that the Red Devils even tabled a bid for the player…
As we head into the final week of the regular season, 15 teams still show signs of life when it comes to claiming a playoff berth. On the one hand, that sounds impressive — half the majors still contending — and it’s on par with last year and better than 2022. Nonetheless, it still boils…
The Los Angeles Lakers are frontrunners to sign 7-foot-1 center Christian Koloko, who is finalizing a return to the NBA, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Koloko, 24, is awaiting clearance to play from the NBA’s Fitness-to-Play panel. Other teams interested in the Cameroonian big man include the Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Clippers, and…
According to most fans and media members, the American League MVP race was decided months ago when New York Yankees star Aaron Judge separated from the pack after going on a historic tear that put him in contention for the Triple Crown. Now that Judge has cooled off, one MLB insider believes the award is…
Manchester United spent big money to sign two centre-backs after last season’s horror show at the back but that has not translated into any major improvements on the pitch thus far. INEOS’ first choice target was always Jarrad Branthwaite from Everton but with the Toffees standing firm on their unrealistic valuation, the Red Devils were…
We’re running out of season. With the field of contenders winnowed to the point that only two teams have Playoff Odds between 8% and 80%, much of the intrigue beyond jockeying for seeding concerns a race against the clock. Players have only so much time to recover from injuries, particularly new ones, and so some…
